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Aula
Learning Experience Platform for Higher Education
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Education
- Communication
- Learning
- SaaS
- Hackney, London, UK
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Company mission
Aula's mission is to empower educators to make every learning experience truly engaging.
Our take
Aula (acquired by Coventry University Group) was developed as a response to dissatisfaction with learning management systems used by universities (e.g. Moodle, Canvas and Blackboard) which are seen as clunky and end up acting as digital filing cabinets.
Inspired by communication tools like WhatsApp and Slack, Aula replaces emails and learning management systems with a single platform. This digital infrastructure is designed to encourage conversation and participation. Aula enables new ways to teach, learn and create community.
Higher education can be slow to implement new technologies. Aula's success shows universities are recognising the need to invest in their digital infrastructure.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Enhanced family leave
- Monthly self-care stipend
- Travel stipends
- Workspace / home office grant
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- Silly Ambitious - We take calculated risks that make our palms sweaty. We embrace failure as part of achieving big outcomes. We ask: “What would it take?” not “Is that even possible?”
- Uncomfortably Focused - We Always Deliver™ on the Most Important Thing. We embrace saying no to good projects to save room for the great projects. We start with a cupcake. We disagree and commit
- Transparent by Default - We make good news travel fast, and bad news travel faster. We embrace radical candour in the flow of work. We create a safe environment for everyone to speak truth to power
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2020
$3.8m
SERIES A
Mar 2018
$3.8m
SEED
Total funding: $7.6m
Leadership
Jim Liddell
(Principal Software Engineer, not founder)Previously a Principal Software Engineer for the BBC, working in the Voice + AI department supporting the teams delivering Beeb, and the team responsible for the BBC Homepage.
Matt Sharp
(Head of Product Development, not founder)Previously a Software Engineering Manager at Capital One.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Aula
Ozzie Clarke-Binns (People Lead)
- Every role in the Aula team is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the superpowers and potential of everyone; regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other difference that makes you, well, you
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Open and honest communication (2)
Challenging work (1)
Opportunities to learn (1)
Meaningful work (1)
Inspiring mission (1)
Aula has a value of being Silly Ambitious. We like to take on projects that make our palms sweaty.
Operations & Strategy
Challenging work
Apr 2021
One of Aula's core values is Transparent by Default. For example, the CEO shares their 360 publicly.
Operations & Strategy
Open and honest communication
Apr 2021
Helping students achieve their full potential. Need I say more?
Operations & Strategy
Inspiring mission
Apr 2021
I love working at Aula because of the impact I can have on the product and company culture. It's incredibly rewarding to see our product making people's education better.
Software Engineering
Meaningful work
Apr 2021
Aula is the most transparent company I have ever worked at. This applies to communications on how the company is doing from the CEO to feedback between peers. It's refreshing to see radical candour actually practiced.
Software Engineering
Open and honest communication
Apr 2021
The types of problems I have to solve at Aula are very varied: from architecture choices to participating in hiring. There's always something new to learn and plenty of opportunities to take ownership on projects. When the difficulty curve is to steep, I have been provided with training and support.
Software Engineering
Opportunities to learn
Apr 2021